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Chapter 111 Historical Mystery
Wuyou feels that the misbehavior of many emperors who ascended the throne as young men in history is related to the failure of education.

For example, Emperor Zhengde, for example, Emperor Wanli.

"After Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, facing the pressing civil servants group, he certainly had to resist. His resistance was different from others. He expressed his dissatisfaction by playing nonsense and having fun."

"People who have been suppressed for a long time must let themselves go when no one controls them. After Emperor Xiaozong left, it didn't take long for Emperor Zhengde to start promoting the eight eunuchs headed by Liu Jin and Ma Yong."

"The old ministers left behind by Emperor Xiaozong often made admonitions, and they were unwilling to let Emperor Zhengde go out of the palace to investigate among the people. Well, he built a street in the palace and let eunuchs and maids play the role of people of all kinds from the people. Why do you open a restaurant? , doing business, etc., he also pretends to be an ordinary person to play and do business on the street."

"He found it boring to live in the palace. Civil servants often came to the palace to talk about this and that, so he built another palace at Xihua Gate and named it Bao Fang. In order to get rid of the constraints, he lived in Bao Fang for many years. Middle, that’s his home.”

"Emperor Zhengde used Liu Jin and others to gain power and make connections. He also used Liu Jin to suppress Han Wen, Liu Jian and other ministers, forcing them to leave the court. Many veteran ministers from the Hongzhi period also left the center of power. Without the constraints of these people, , Emperor Zhengde began to have fun in the Leopard Room. He asked people to collect beauties from all over the country and sent them to the Leopard Room. He also watched songs, dances, and fights with the eunuchs here. He was bent on using eunuchs to fight against civil servants. Didn't he know that power is a handful? It is a double-edged sword, and if used improperly, it will lead to serious consequences.”

"Under the great authority of Emperor Zhengde, a group of eunuchs controlled the government and brought trouble to the local area, especially Liu Jin. At that time, people in the court called him the established emperor, which meant that everyone sitting on the throne must listen to Liu Jin and do everything Liu Jin said. Okay, only this can be done.”

"Of course, Liu Jin, who acted as the white glove of Emperor Zhengde, did not end well. He relied on Emperor Zhengde as his backer and offended all the ministers in the court. Moreover, several eunuchs who were also known as the Eight Tigers with him also had conflicts with Liu Jin. Heartbroken, it can be said that he has betrayed all his relatives."

"Finally, King Anhua raised the banner to kill Liu Jin in his fiefdom and launched an army to rebel. Emperor Zhengde had no choice but to bear the pain and kill Liu Jin amidst the voices of Liu Jin's defeat. Liu Jin was executed by Lingchi."

"Actually, as long as you look at the matter of Emperor Zhengde's execution of Liu Jin, you can see that even if he plays around again, he has great control over the court, officials, and the eunuch group. It must be within the scope of his permission, as long as it is beyond this scope, it will be easy for him to kill."

"The emperor who came to the throne as a young man can grasp the power within a few years and can balance the court, which shows his intelligence and political skills."

"After executing Liu Jin, Emperor Zhengde did not restrain himself as the ministers expected. Instead, he stayed in the Leopard Room for a long time and refused to return to the palace. He also led his favorite ministers on the road of being a coward and a traitor. He He gave himself an official title, gave him the pseudonym Zhu Shou, and named Zhu Shou the title of Governor-General Military Affairs, Mighty General, Chief Military Officer."

"At that time, the capital city could no longer trap him. He longed for life outside, so he took his favorite ministers all the way to Xuanfu in the name of patrolling the border. He built the General's Mansion there and called it home. When he was patrolling the border, It happened that the little Mongolian prince led an army of [-] to fight. This time, Emperor Zhengde was excited. He had also practiced riding and archery since he was a child. Now he had a place to use it, and he personally commanded the battle."

"However, the historical records are ambiguous about how the battle went. More than two hundred years later, the history of the Ming Dynasty did not discredit him, but only recorded the situation at that time. In Jiachen, the little prince invaded Yanghe and plundered Yingzhou. Ding Wei , personally supervised the troops to defend them, and fought for five days. In Xinhai, the bandits were lured away and stationed in Datong."

"However, in the Ming Shilu during the Jiajing period, he was dismissed as worthless, saying that the battle he commanded killed only 52 enemies, but 500 people died on his own side, and more than [-] people were seriously injured. Almost repeat the mistakes of Emperor Mingmen."

"But after the death of Emperor Zhengde, the ministers wrote a memorial for him, but this was not the case. It was said that the border was not peaceful, and Zhengde's personal conquests made the border peaceful and good news came frequently."

"Then why is the record so bad in just a few years?"

Wuyou paused here.

Many people began to follow her thinking.

The emperors of the Song Dynasty, who knew the civil servants very well, quickly figured it out.

Yingzong sighed: "I guess someone is trying to please Emperor Jiajing."

The fairy said that Emperor Wuzong had no children. Emperor Jiajing must have been chosen from the clan. Naturally, he was not close to Wuzong. Some people dared to say anything in order to please the new emperor.

Song Shenzong thought for a while and said: "The civil servants will definitely not be happy with such an emperor who is so bold and acts as he pleases, so it is only natural that he should be derogated."

The emperors of the Song Dynasty could figure it out, and others would understand it if they thought about it more.

Wuyou's words really confirmed the Song emperor's guess.

"An emperor like Emperor Zhengde is naturally not liked by the civil servants, and is even disgusted. When he was in power, he played tricks on the civil servants. After his death, many people couldn't wait to smear him."

"As for that battle, it seems that the result is not very important. Even if it is a great victory, the civil servants who have the power to write can still write it off as a failure."

"A certain emperor should have deep feelings about this."

As for which emperor it was, Wuyou didn't say, which made people speculate again.

"Emperor Zhengde's nonsense incidents are many, and they are all kinds of strange things. Let's not talk about them one by one. Now let's talk about how he died."

"Later generations also had many speculations about the death of Emperor Zhengde. One theory is that he choked on the water and died of pneumonia after falling into the water. Another theory is that he was killed by civil servants. As for the truth, no one can say for sure. This has been It’s a historical mystery.”

"At that time, King Ning rebelled, and Emperor Zhengde personally went on an expedition. He wanted to capture King Ning and return to Beijing. On the way, he passed by Qingjiang Pu, where he was fishing and accidentally fell into the water. As a result, he fell ill and died the next year."

"Before he died, he bid farewell to the ministers, saying that all the previous things were wrong by me, and it was beyond Ru Cao's ability to predict."

"It can be said that he admitted his mistakes when he was dying and wanted to make peace with these civil servants. It may be that this sentence is the reason why he was killed by civil servants."

"After all, Emperor Zhengde's previous actions show that he was a very rebellious and willful emperor. He was rebellious all his life, but when he was about to die, he suddenly repented. Isn't it a bit strange?"

"What if when he was seriously ill, the important officials in the court controlled the court, even the palace, and deliberately refused to ask the imperial doctor to cure his illness, and he also felt that, in order to survive, he surrendered to the important officials? Is that also a possibility?"

Wuyou sighed at this point: "These are all guesses. Only Emperor Zhengde at that time knew what happened."

Not long after he inherited the throne, Emperor Zhengde was competing with civil servants:...

what?
Will he fall into the water and die?

Is his health too bad?
It's kind of impossible, isn't it?
But no matter what, Emperor Zhengde made up his mind to stay away from the water in the future, and he would not fish if he was killed.

(End of this chapter)